Titus Flavius Josephus (/ dʒ oʊ ˈ s iː f ə s /; 37 - c. 100), born Yosef ben Matityahu (Hebrew: יוסף בן מתתיהו ‎; Greek: Ἰώσηπος Ματθίου παῖς), was a first-century Romano-Jewish historian who was born in Jerusalem—then part of Roman Judea—to a father of priestly descent and a mother who claimed royal ancestry.. He initially fought against the Romans ...

The Flavius Josephus Home Page. Welcome! This site is dedicated to the works of the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus (37 CE - circa 100 CE.. For centuries Josephus' works were more widely read in Europe than any book other than the Bible.

Flavius Josephus, Jewish priest, scholar, and historian who wrote valuable works on the Jewish revolt of 66-70 and on earlier Jewish history. His major books are History of the Jewish War (75-79), The Antiquities of the Jews (93), and Against Apion. Flavius Josephus was born of an aristocratic